新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 43 Fully insured
1 . By working at tremendous speed, the men managed to get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.工人們動作迅速，終於趕在那股大浪返回之前把盤子拽到了岸上。
2 . It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.某地方當局買下它用來焙制一個巨大的餡餅為一年一度交易會助興。
3 . Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.那些孩子們穿著濕衣服哆嗦，看著3個工人輪潛入水中以確定盤子的位置。
4 . The men were now obliged to try once more.工人們只得再來一次。
5 . Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal.波浪從盤子兩側急湧而出，在運河裡掀起一股大浪。
6 . The winch was again put into operation and one of the men started up the truck.絞盤機再次啟動，一位工人發動了急修車的引擎。
7 . The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal.這次，盤子必須垂直吊出水面，因為盤子的一邊緊靠著運河河岸。
8 . They had little difficulty in finding it,他們沒費多大事兒就找到了盤子。
9 . But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.但某地當局為打撈一隻焙制餡餅的盤子提出索賠，倒是件新鮮的事兒。
10 . For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.在令人忐忑不安的瞬間，盤子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。
11 . Several minutes later, the dish was again put into operation and one of the water.幾分鐘後，盤子被成功地拽出了水面。
12 . The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.盤子四邊十分光滑，要在盤邊拴上繩索或鏈條而同時又不損壞它是很難辦到的。
13 . At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own.就在這個時候，許多十幾歲的孩子爬盤子舉行他們自己的集會。他們跳起了舞，盤子難以承受。
14 . Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything.保險公司一般說來願意承保一切東西。
15 . If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather.如果你要舉辦一次露天遊園會或盛宴，為避免碰上不好的天氣而遭受損失也同樣可以保險，
16 . Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate.盤子下水後不久，餡餅委員會成員們來到當地一家小酒店慶賀。
17 . Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.不過，他們終於將鏈條固定在盤子的一端，一台大功率的絞車開動起來。
18 . Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.舞會進行過程中，盤子傾覆，沉入了7英尺深的水中。
19 . Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay.不用說，保險公司承擔風險越大，你付的保險費也就越高。
20 . The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal,餡餅委員會確認運輸這只盤子的最佳方案是通過運河水運。
21 . so they insured it for the trip.於是，他們對這只盤子的運輸安全投了保。
22 . Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide.這個餡餅盤子確實少見，有18英尺長，6英尺寬。
23 . The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish.餡餅委員會給當地汽車修理庫老闆打電話，他聞訊後開著一輛急修車前來打撈盤子。
24 . but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem.可是把盤子撈出卻是一個很大的難題。
25 . The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank.盤子慢慢浮出水面，被輕輕地拽向運河岸邊。
26 . It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for cost of salvaging a sunken ship.航運公司為打撈沉船而提出索賠，這是常有的事，
27 . There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.但是當波浪從河對岸折回來時，就有再次把盤子拖進水裡的危險。
28 . This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.這次，他們用沉重的金屬夾子把盤子夾住，以便往盤子上安裝鐵鏈。
29 . Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world.承辦公共財產或私人財產保險是世界上大部分國家的正常業務。